Inspection Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Inspection: 122377997 - Abhe & Svoboda, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Bangor

Nr: 122377997	Report ID: 0112900	Open Date: 08/24/1998

Abhe & Svoboda, Inc.
Route 191, Approximately 4 Miles From Base Cutler, ME 04626		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 1799/Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Mailing: P. O. Box 251, Prior Lake, MN 55372

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Complete	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	01/20/1999
Planning Guide:	Safety-Construction	Close Case:	01/12/2001

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	100400126

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7	5				12
Current Violations	7				5	12
Initial Penalty	$33,500	$350,000	$0	$0	$0	$383,500
Current Penalty	$33,500	$0	$0	$0	$241,500	$275,000
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0


#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
1.	01001	Serious	19260451 F13	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$5,000	$5,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260403 E	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260405 A02 III	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$2,000	$2,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260451 F03	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$7,000	$7,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005A	Serious	19260454 A	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$7,000	$7,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005B	Serious	19260454 B	02/04/1999	03/09/1999	$0	$0	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006	Serious	19260451 A01	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$7,000	$7,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19260550 A07 II	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$2,000	$2,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
9.	02001	Unclass	19260451 A06	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$48,300	$70,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
10.	02002	Unclass	19260451 G01 VII	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$48,300	$70,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
11.	02003	Unclass	19260451 E01	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$48,300	$70,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
12.	02004	Unclass	19260451 G01 II	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$48,300	$70,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement
13.	02005	Unclass	19261053 A19	02/04/1999	02/10/1999	$48,300	$70,000	$0	02/12/1999	F - Formal Settlement

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200400117		Event: 08/23/1998	Employee Killed In Fall When Thrown From Scaffold
Employee #1 and a coworker were using a two-point suspended scaffold to descend a 1,000 ft tall antenna. A malfunction caused the scaffold to fall approximately 50 ft, then stop suddenly. This resulted in a rebound effect that caused Employee #1 to be ejected from the scaffold. He fell approximately 200 ft and was killed. The coworker remained on the scaffold, but sustained serious injuries. Neither Employee #1 nor the coworker was using any form of fall protection devices.
Keywords: ejected, work rules, construction, descending, two pt susp scaffold, fall, fall protection, antenna, mech malfunction, scaffold
1	122377997		Fatality	Fracture	Painters, construction and maintenance

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